FLOWER SEEDS 



71 



Henderson's "Cut Flower" Collection 



(Shown in Colors on opposite page) 



Sixteen Packets of Garden Annuals for $1.00 Postpaid 



4751 This collection is composed of sixteen of 

 the best long-stemmed Annuals forgrow- 

 ing in the home garden. Many occasions 

 arise when it is desirable to be able to 

 go into the garden and gather huge 

 armfuls of choice cut-flowers. It is 

 then Indeed gratifying to have a large 

 selection as offered here to choose from. 

 All produced on long stems that lend 

 themselves to every style of artistic 

 arrangement in either harmonious or 

 contrasting color combinations. 



Flowers purchased in a store can 

 never be as interesting as a bouquet 

 cut fresh from your own garden. A 

 simple vase or bowl of flowers will bring 

 cheer and happiness into a room even 

 on the dullest day. The Helichry- 

 sums or Everlasting Plowers included 

 in this collection may be dried, and 

 will remain bright and attractive for 

 an entire year. 



The letter prefixed to each variety is a key to the flowers shown on Ihe 

 color plate, shown opposite. 



A. 2580 Larkspur, Tall Branching 

 Mixed Pkt. 10c 



B. 1750 Carnation, Marguerite Mixed 

 Pkt. 10c 



C. 4630 Zinnia, Mammoth Flowering 

 Mixed Pkt. 10c 



D. 3650 Scabiosa, Maxima Plena 

 Mixed.. Pkt. 10c 



E. 1596 Calendula, Orange King. 

 Pkt. 10c 



F. 1175 Arctotis, Grandis Pkt. 10c 



G. 2730 Marigold, Pride of the Garden 

 Mixed Pkt. 10c 



H. 2390 Helichrysum, Monstrosum 

 Mixed Pkt. 10c 



I. 1110 Antirrhinum, Large Flower- 

 ing Mixed Pkt. ISc 



J. 2110 Dianthus, Crown of Perfec- 

 tion Mixed. . .• Pkt. 10c 



K. 2260 Gaillardia, Annual Single 

 Mixed Pkt. 10c 



L. 1850 Centaurea, Imperialis Mixed 

 Pkt. 10c 



M. 1450 Aster, Semples Mixed. 

 Pkt. 10c 



N. 3000 Nasturtium, Giant Flower- 

 ing. Tom Thumb Mixed Pkt. 10c 



P. 4300 Sweet Peas. Spencer Mixed. 

 Pkt. 10c 



Q. 2366 Gsrpsophila, Paris Market. 

 Pkt. 10c 



Henderson's "Forget-Me-Not" Collection 



(Shown in Colors on page 69) 



Seventeen Packets of Hardy Perennials $1.25 Postpaid 



4715 There is a lasting quality about perermials because they renew 

 their beauty every spring, and if a good selection is made, they 

 will keep a garden a-bloom all the season. A number of an- 

 nuals should also be grown in bare places until the perennials 

 attain full growth and begin to flower. 



This collection consists of 17 of the most popular and easily grown 

 sorts which will bloom the year following the sowing of seed. A few, 

 includiiig Coreopsis, Gaillardia, etc., often flower the same year, if the 

 seed is sown early in spring. 



Perennial flower seed can be sown from early spring to about 

 August 1st in the latitude of New York. 



The letter prefixed to each variety is a key to the flower shown on page 69. To find full descriptions, refer to index, page 175. 



A. 2440 Hollyhock. Hardy 

 Extra Choice Double Mixed. 

 Pkt. 10c 



B. 2854 Myosotis, Palustris 

 Pkt. 10c 



C. 2090 Delphinium. Hen- 

 derson's Single and Double Su- 

 perb Hybrids. Mixed colors. 

 Pkt. 25c 



D. 3560 Pyrethrum Hy- 

 bridum, or Painted Daisy. 

 Mixed colors Pkt. 15c 



E. 4455 Sweet William. 

 Henderson's Perfection Double 

 Large-flowering. Mixed . Pkt. 10c 



F. 3410 Phlox Hardy. Large- 

 flowering Hybrid Mixed. 

 Pkt. 15c 



G. 1670 Canterbury Bells. 

 Mixed Pkt. 10c 



H. 2170 Digitalis, or Fox- 

 glove. Mixed colors ... Pkt, 10c 



L 3657 Scabiosa. Hardy 2 to 

 3 feet high. Flower semidouble, 

 lilac-blue Pkt. 10c 



J. 1057 Alyssum (Saxatile 

 Compacta) Pkt. 10c 



K. 1994 Coreopsis "Harvest 



Moon" Pkt. 10c 



L. 3490 Poppy. Giant Ori- 

 ental. Mixed colors. . . .Pkt. 10c 



M. 1150 Aquilegia, or Col- 

 umbine. Mixed colors.. Pkt. 25c 



N. 2250 Gaillardia. Giant 

 Hardy Hybrid. Mixed colors. 

 Pkt. 10c 



O. 1760 Carnation. Hardy 

 Garden. Finest Double Mixed. 

 Pkt. 15c 



P. 1470 Asters Hardy. New 

 Large Flowering. Mixed colors. 

 Pkt. 10c 



Q. 1896 Chrysanthemum 

 (Shasta Daisy). . ., . . .Pkt. 15c 



Pamphlet, "A Perennial Flower Garden From Seed," 

 Sent with Every Collection 



Plants of the "Forget-Me-iNot" Collection 



We can furnish plants of the varieties in this collection. 

 (See pages 69 and 146) 



'Gardens of the Great." President Monroe's Garden at Ash Lawn, Va. 



Pictured on the front cover of this book, Is another famous old garden 

 in our series of "Gardens of the Great," which we began to print a number of 

 years ago as suitable subjects for the cover of "Everything for the Garden." 



This is the garden of President James Monroe, author of the famous 

 Monroe Doctrine which, as all students of American history know, was — 

 to use the words of Mr. Bowers at the unveiling of the statue of Monroe 

 at Ash Lawn this year — "the declaration of independence for the entire 

 Western world." This famous declaration was made in a message to Con- 

 gress December 2, 1823. 



President Monroe has not been given great prominence in the annals of 

 our country, notwithstanding his famous declaration, which has had such a 

 profound influence not only on America but on the world at large. 1932, 

 however, has witnessed a number of events celebrating his achievements, 

 such as the meeting of Governors at Ash Lawn for the unveiling of his 

 statue; and at Fredericksburg, where his law offices were situated. This 

 old building has now been converted into a museum, containing mementos 

 of Monroe. 



Another evidence of the reviving interest in President Monroe was the 

 setting aside by Mrs. Hoover of a room in the White House which was once 

 the private parlor of Mrs. James Monroe. Mrs. Hoover has also, from 

 within the White House, assembled enough furniture of the period to 

 furnish it.' 



(5ee Front 

 Cover) 



Ash Lawn is not far from Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefiferson; 

 in fact, the lights of one may be seen from the other; and in the same neigh- 

 borhood stands Montpelier, the home of James Madison, in whose garden 

 Monroe and Madison often walked together in later years. It is indeed a 

 remarkable coincidence that three famous presidents should have resided 

 almost within the sight of each other. 



The gardens of Ash Lawn are famed far and wide for the beautiful hedges 

 of boxwood which surround them, and it is said that many of the specimen 

 trees, now grown to an immense size, were planted by James Monroe 

 himself. Although no doubt an abundance of flowers were grown in the 

 gardens of Ash Lawn at all times, it must be said that the boxwood hedges 

 now constitute their greatest attraction. The same may be said of the hedges 

 of many other famous old gardens, including Mount Vernon, the home of 

 George Washington. Take away the hedges and the principal charm would 

 be gone. 



There is a lesson for modern gardeners in this fact, and no doubt a visit 

 to any of these gardens would powerfully influence them in their selection 

 of hedge material for their own gardens. 



PETER HENDERSON & CO. 



